Date: 11 Dec 2001 10:37:18 GMT From: M.G.Richnopsam.ac.uk (Martin Rich) Subject: Re: Importing a SAAB into UK ?
In article <vti71ukpcuiscgrde278i1b7m5ga5e1ungnopsamcom>, musicboxnopsamrider.co.uk says... > >I looked at an import Aero, until speaking to a couple of local >dealers, both Saab and non-Saab, they said they wouldn't touch an >import with a very long bargepole In the case of Saab dealers you might like to tell both Saab in the UK and the EU competition commission about this as it's a flagrant breach of the law. You will need to notify Saab in the UK of the vehicle details if you need any warranty work done. And you will just get the one year's manufacturer's warranty (though I seem to remember seeing that this is changing to two years) and not the additional two years that you'd get from a UK dealer. >and currently, imports are trading >at upto 2.5k UNDER list price on resale - so depreication is going to >be much worse. > >Of course this isn't a problem if you're planning on keeping the car >for a while. Nobody knows what the effect on depreciation will be after a few years. Documentation is very important when you sell a used car and if the original poster does consider importing it's worth ensuring that they have documentation to show that the car is indeed to the full UK specification Martin